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Why is COVID-19 more severe in men and elders? – Mirage News

National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases Colorized scanning electron microscope image of SARS-CoV-2 (round magenta objects) emerging from the…

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The immune system usually mounts a strong immune response to infection by SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. That defensive response, however, appears to be weaker in men and people over the age of 60, a study led by researchers at the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle has found.
“There were some early studies that suggested that there was a fairly weak antiviral response shortly after infection, but we found a very robust immune response in patients at the time of…

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